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examine these possibilities.” in their journey towards accreditation as an ISO 17025 compliant
test house. In developing their existing competence management system to make use of the
Standards, it became clear that line managers would need to be able to make consistent
assessment of the multi-skilled BTC staff competences in various specialist areas. Given the
management and leadership background of many of the staff in BTC, there is ample experience
of personnel assessment for appraisal against management objectives and wider goals. It was
felt, however, that assessment against the Standards was somehow different so we arranged a
couple of sessions of mock assessment, which proved that our assumption had been correct in
this case.
EXPLOSIVES QUALIFICATIONS BASED ON OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
56.
At the time of writing, there are three organisations that award explosives-related qualifications
based on occupational standards.
Homeland Security Qualifications (HSQ)
57.
HSQ has developed industry-recognized vocational qualifications (VQs) at Levels 1-4 in the form
of Awards, Certificates and Diplomas. These qualifications follow the United Kingdom’s model
for regulated qualifications and are operated on the same basis. The full Explosive Substances
and Articles National Occupational Standards (ESA NOS), including munition clearance and
search, are available as downloads from the Documents page of their website
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, along with a
document explaining the many and varied uses of NOS.
58. At the time of writing, HSQ offers a range of industry-approved competence-based
qualifications, almost all of which derive from the Explosive Substances and Articles
National Occupational Standards (ESA NOS).
Level
Size
Title
HSQ no
4
Diploma
Planning and management of munition
clearance operations (PMMCOp)
Q12-D4-001
3
Diploma
Supervisory management of munition
clearance operations (SupMgtMCOp)
Q12-D3-003
3
Certificate
Search for and disposal of munitions
(SearchDM)
Q12-C3-005
2
Diploma
Contribution to the disposal function
(ContrDF)
Q12-D2-007
1
Award
Support for munition clearance
operations (SMCOp)
Q12-A1-009
4
Diploma
Planning and management of specified
target search operations (PMgtSTSOp)
Q12-D4-002
3
Diploma
Supervisory management of specified
targets search operations
(SupMgtSTSOp)
Q12-D3-004
3
Certificate
Specified targets search (STS)
Q12-C3-006
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Level
Size
Title
HSQ no
2
Certificate
Contribution to the search function
(ContrSF)
Q12-C2-008
1
Award
Support for specified targets search
operations (SSTSOp)
Q12-A1-010
2
Award
Movement of explosives (MOE)
Q08-A2-001
2
Diploma
Explosives storage and maintenance
(ESM)
Q57-D2-001
2
Certificate
Explosives storage operations (ESO)
Q07-C2-001
2
Certificate
Explosives maintenance operations
(EMO)
Q05-C2-001
2
Award
Using small arms (USA)
Q15-A2-001
4
Diploma
Explosives Management*
Q00-D4-003
3
Diploma
Explosives Supervision*
Q00-D3-002
2
Diploma
Explosives Operations*
Q00-D2-001
4
Diploma
Explosives Safety Management and/or
Advice and/or Regulation
02-001-04
3
Diploma
Supervision of Explosives Safety
Management and/or Advice and/or
Regulation
02-002-03
4
Diploma
Use of Explosives in the Entertainment
Industry
Q10-D4-001
3
Diploma
Use of Explosives in the Entertainment
Industry
Q10-D3-002
2
Certificate
Use of Explosives in the Entertainment
Industry
Q10-C2-003
59. *The qualifications in Explosives Management, Explosives Supervision and Explosives
Operations are flexible. In addition to a common core, candidates can choose units in
explosives safety management, test and evaluation, manufacture, maintenance, storage,
transport and disposal to match the requirements of their roles in the workplace.
The Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC)
60.
http://www.mpskills.co.uk/
61.
The Mineral Products Qualifications Council is a not for profit organisation whose members are
derived from the quarrying, mineral products and mining sector.
62.
The Skills Centre division provides an extensive portfolio of training and assessment services:
62.1.
This includes a range of industry recognised SHE (Safety Health and Environmental)
courses aimed at managers; supervisors and operatives. This reinforces an individual’s CPD
(Continued Professional Development) and helps towards the route to competence.
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